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Re: How to use ssh.exe from Windows XP?


Tawfik, Sameh E wrote:
Puttygen

Run puttygen.exe to convert the "id_dsa" file to a putty format. This is because the private key file format is not specified by some standard body. To do this open "puttygen" and open the "conversions" menu and chose "Import Key" file. Then browse to the "id_dsa" file, and select "SSH-2 DSA" field. Finally click "Save private key" and save the file as "id_dsa.PPK" somewhere on disk.
(PuTTYgen is an RSA and DSA key generation utility)
Why the putty stuff? Just use Cygwin's ssh! Just copy the ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file into your Cygwin .ssh/authorized_keys file. (Use ssh-user-config to generate keys). No extra application (putty) required.


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